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kat ✨
@kat
yes and no — i did an extremely non-vocational degree that has no connection to any particular industry or line of work beyond academia, teaching, or uhhh fast food apparently lol (it’s english lit) but it trained me to think critically and strategically, taught me to write/research/argue — stuff i still use
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kat ✨
@kat
i’m glad i did a ‘useless’ degree bc it compels you to agentically orient yourself in relation to the world. plus it’s evergreen! skills are v resilient. it doesn’t lead/lock you into a career; you have to consistently make the connection/relevance — you have to be the one who makes the knowledge useful
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_slow_crypto 🌅⏳🪁
@slowcrypto
I’ve not heard it framed this way. You‘ve put that degree to work in this very cast. Props.
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kat ✨
@kat
haha thank you, the degree is a forcing mechanism to teach you think for yourself so you can justify your bizarre life choices to other people 😂
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_slow_crypto 🌅⏳🪁
@slowcrypto
That aside, what was most fun about actually doing the degree. Lit is, ahem, lit?
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kat ✨
@kat
topping my class 😈…AHEM it’s hard to sum up (academia doesn’t train for concision) but the degree was a vindication of my…self and my choices? (rough time in hs, almost didn’t graduate; long story) OR the essay as the platform for evaluation; unlike the exam, I can respect the form as a measure of myself
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_slow_crypto 🌅⏳🪁
@slowcrypto
In essays, agreed. I did a practical subject and appreciated that what was graded was closer to the actual job than the exams my fellows were doing. I’m glad for you the process helped you grow beyond hs. One of college’s unsung qualities, that.
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